"The show isn't up for long because it was squeezed between two previously scheduled art exhibits. But it's valuable nonetheless because it provides a rare, panoramic glimpse of projects that will affect the future character of Lee Road.

Among them are developer Peter Rubin's plans for a complex of ground-floor restaurants and shops, topped by 45 condos at Lee and Meadowbrook roads.

It also includes computer renderings by architects from Studio Techne for a controversial, glass- enclosed bridge connecting the Cleveland Heights- University Heights Public Library at 2345 Lee Road with the former YMCA complex across the street, which will be renovated as a community arts complex.

Also on view in the show is a large drawing on tracing paper on which members of FutureHeights have suggested locations where vacant lots should be filled with offices, shops and apartments - and even where houses should be removed behind retail shops to provide more parking.

In another part of the exhibit, residents are invited to sketch their own ideas atop a blank sheet of tracing paper placed over a large aerial photograph of Lee Road. "

Read the whole article from today's Plain Dealer by Steven Litt, Plain Dealer Architecture Critic

"Building Quality, Connected Places in Northeast Ohio"

Today at REI@Weatherhead
How does an established, traditional community re- invigorate business, service and entertain (different) day and night audiences - and engage commercial and residential investment entrepreneurs? One solution: "Considering Lee Road: An Exhibition" - a graphic collection of development projects underway, proposed and imagined.
Join civic, business and government thought leaders to talk about tomorrow's innovative communities.
Guests: Julie Langan, Executive Director, FutureHeights
Mark Majewski, President, Northstar Planning
Chuck Miller, Doty and Miller Architects

Event Details
The Tuesdays@REI discussion will be held at the Peter B. Lewis Building in room 201
4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public.
For additional information, or to register, visit the REI website.
Coffee and cookies will be provided.
Parking is available in the Campus Center Garage (entrance is adjacent to Severance Hall on East Boulevard) at $1 per 30 minutes. Metered parking may also be available on the street.

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